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Ministry of Defence
IAF TO PARTICIPATE IN EXERCISE COBRA WARRIOR IN UNITED KINGDOM
Indian Air Force will participate in a multi nation air exercise named 'Ex Cobra Warrior 22' at Waddington, UK from 06 to 27 March 2022. IAF Light Combat Aircraft  Tejas will participate in the exercise along with fighter aircraft of UK and other leading Air Forces.
The exercise is aimed at providing operational exposure and share best practices amongst the participating Air Forces, thereby enhancing combat capability and forging bonds of friendship. This will be a platform for LCA Tejas to demonstrate its manoeuvrability and operational capability.
Five Tejas aircraft will fly to the United Kingdom. IAF C-17 aircraft will provide the necessary transport support for induction and de-induction.
Prime Minister's Office
IPS Officer Trainees of 2016 batch call on PM
IPS Officer Trainees of 2016 batch call on PM
Over 110 Officer Trainees of the 2016 batch of the Indian Police Service, today called on the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi.
Interacting with the Officer Trainees, the Prime Minister emphasized on the importance of subjects such as a human approach in policing; and technology. He recalled the sacrifices of over 33,000 police personnel, who have laid down their lives since independence, in line of duty.
The National Security Advisor, Shri Ajit Doval, was present at the interaction.
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Commerce Minister Announces Fast Track Mechanism to Promote Russian Investments in India
Suresh Prabhu Speaking at the India-Russia Business Summit in New Delhi
Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation, Suresh Prabhu, announced the setting up of a fast track, single-window mechanism for Russian companies to be helmed by Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion , Ministry of Commerce and Industry. The Minister was addressing the India – Russia Business Summit organized by DIPP, Invest India and Confederation of Indian Industry  in New Delhi today. The Minister stated that this mechanism would be in addition to the Russia Desk that had been set up earlier to promote Russian investment in India.
Suresh Prabhu informed that work on the International North-South Transport Corridor was underway and signing of a Free Trade Agreement  with Eurasian Economic Union , soon, will create a huge market which will benefit all the countries of the region and also promote inter-regional partnerships between the states of India and the regions of Russia.
Commerce Minister further said that there is an opportunity for India and Russia to collaborate in all fields like hydrocarbons, gold and diamond, timber, pharma, agriculture, power generation, aviation, railways and logistics.
Minister for Economic Development of Russia, Mr. Maxim Oreshkin, said that Russia is preparing a strategy to increase economic cooperation with India. He said that Russia is looking at investment protection and avoidance of double taxation agreement with India besides trade in national currencies.
Making the economic partnership a strong pillar of bilateral relationship is a key priority for both governments. In December 2014, the leaders of the two countries set a target of USD 30 billion bilateral trade by 2025.
This is the largest Russian business delegation to accompany Russian President, Vladimir Putin, on his two-day visit to India.
Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
Promotion of Natural Farming
Government is promoting natural farming since 2019-2020 through a sub-scheme namely Bharatiya Prakritik Krishi Paddhati  under Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana . The scheme mainly emphasizes on exclusion of all synthetic chemical inputs and promotes on-farm biomass recycling with major stress on biomass mulching, use of cow dung-urine formulations and other plant based preparations. Under BPKP, natural farming is being promoted in cluster of 500 ha and Rs. 12200.00 is provided per ha for three years, in which Rs. 2000 is provided as incentives to farmers through DBT. So far 4.09 lakh ha area has been brought under BPKP.
To encourage more farmers engaged in natural farming and enhance the reach of natural farming on larger scale, Government has formulated National Mission on Natural Farming  by up-scaling the Bharatiya Prakritik Krishi Paddhati  to promote natural farming across the country. NMNF will cover 7.5 lakh ha area by developing 15,000 clusters in next 4 years with total budget outlay of Rs. 1584 crore .
The State-wise details of amount released for the purpose of promoting natural farming under BPKP is given below:
State-wise details of amount released under BPKP to promote natural farming
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States
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Area in Ha
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Amount released 
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1.
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Andhra Pradesh
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100000
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750.00
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2.
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Chhattisgarh
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85000
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1352.52
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3.
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Kerala
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84000
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1954.93
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4.
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Himachal Pradesh
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12000
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286.42
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5
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Jharkhand
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3400
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54.10
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6.
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Odisha
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24000
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381.89
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7.
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Madhya Pradesh
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99000
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787.64
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8.
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Tamil Nadu
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2000
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31.82
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Total
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409400
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5599.32
Government is undertaking large scale training of Master Trainers, Champion Farmers and practicing farmers on techniques of Natural Farming through National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management  and National Center of Organic and Natural Farming . MANAGE has also sensitized the public representative like Gram-Pradhan on the technique and benefits of Natural Farming. Study material on 22 regional languages has been prepared, 697 Master Trainers have been developed on natural farming and 997 training were conducted on natural farming for 56952 Gram Pradhans through MANAGE.
A Digital web portal  has been launched for promotion of natural farming to display information about implementation framework, resources, implementation progress, farmer’s registration, blog etc.
This information was given by the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister attends 'At Home' with Tableaux Artists, Tribal Guests, NCC Cadets & NSS Volunteers
Prime Minister welcomed Tableaux Artists, Tribal Guests, NCC Cadets & NSS Volunteers to his residence at Lok Kalyan Marg today.
Congratulating the artists and participants for their participation in the Republic Day parade and related events, the Prime Minister said that this is a great opportunity of their lives. He added that the whole country takes inspiration from them.
The Prime Minister spoke of the importance of discipline in daily life, and added that discipline is an integral part of NCC. He said that citizens should remain aware of their civic duties at all times. He said this, combined with the aspirations of the people, will take India to great heights.
The Prime Minister also witnessed colourful cultural performances by some of the invitees, on this occasion.
Ministry of Home Affairs
Cabinet approves ex-post facto agreement on Security Cooperation between India and Saudi Arabia
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given ex-post facto approval on an Agreement on Security Cooperation between the Government of the Republic of India and the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia that was signed on 29th October, 2019 during the visit of Hon'ble Prime Minister to Saudi Arabia.
The Agreement aims to improve the effectiveness of both countries in the prevention and suppression of crimes including crime relating to terrorism and its financing and organized crime and to establish a framework for enhancing cooperation between the officials of intelligence and law-enforcement agencies of the two countries, in line with national and international obligations.
Ministry of Jal Shakti
RELEASE OF WASTES INTO RIVERS
Rivers in the country are polluted mainly due to discharge of untreated and partially treated sewage from cities/towns and industrial effluents.
According to Central Pollution Control Board , there are 2836 Grossly Polluting Industries  in the country which are discharging their effluents in various water bodies. Out of total 2836 industries, 2180 industries are operational and 656 industries are self-closed. The number of complying and non-complying units are 2053 and 127 respectively. Action taken against the non-complying units includes issue of show-cause notices to 52 units, issue of closure directions to 56 units and filing of legal cases against 2 units. State/Union Territory  wise status of GPI units in the country is attached as Annexure.
As per the Provisions of Environment  Act, 1986 and Water , Act 1974, industrial units are required to install effluent treatment plants  and treat their effluents to comply with stipulated environmental standards before discharging into river and water bodies. Accordingly, CPCB, State Pollution Control Boards  and Pollution Control Committees  monitor industries with respect to effluent discharge standards and take action for non-compliance under provisions of these Acts.
Steps taken by the Government to stop discharge of industrial effluents into rivers, inter-alia include issuance of notification of specific discharge standards, revision of the criteria for categorization of industries and issuing directions to all SPCBs/PCCs to adopt the same, issuance of consent to establish/consent to operate by the SPCBs/PCCs, regular and surprise inspections of GPIs for compliance verification against stipulated environmental norms, installation of Online Continuous Effluent Monitoring System  for assessment of effluent quality and compliance status. In addition, the industries are encouraged to reduce their waste water generation by technological advancement, reuse/recycle of wastewater and maintain Zero Liquid Discharge  where ever possible.
Besides, in compliance of the orders of National Green Tribunal  in Original Application No.673/2018 regarding rejuvenation of polluted river stretches in the country, States/UTs are required to implement approved action plans for restoration of the polluted stretches in their jurisdiction as identified by CPCB and published in their report of 2018, within the stipulated timelines. As per the orders of NGT, regular review on implementation of action plans is undertaken in the States/UTs and also at Central level.
This Information was given by the Minister of State for Jal Shakti, ShriBishweswarTuduin a written reply in LokSabha today.
PIB Headquarters
PIB’S BULLETIN ON COVID-19
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- 184.87 cr vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
- India's Active caseload currently stands at 12,054
- Active cases stand at 0.03%
- Recovery Rate currently at 98.76%
- 1,280 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to 4,24,96,369
- 795 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours
- Daily positivity rate 
- Weekly Positivity Rate 
- 79.15 cr Total Tests conducted so far; 4,66,332 tests conducted in the last 24 hours
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MINISTRY OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
Ministry of Labour & Employment
15.49 Croes Universal Account Numbers Allotted
As on 25.06.2019, 15.49 crore Universal Account Number  have been allotted and no application is pending. As per Government of India notification no. S.O. 26  dated 04.01.2017 issued in pursuance of the provisions of section 7 of the Aadhaar  Act, 2016, members and pensioners of the Employees’ Pension Scheme  desirous of continuing to avail pension and membership to the EPS by availing the Central Government’s contribution and subsidy under the said Scheme, are required to furnish proof of the possession of the Aadhaar number or undergo Aadhaar authentication as per the procedure laid down by the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation for better and hassle free identification through Aadhaar.
A Scheme Certificate indicates the pensionable service, the pensionable salary and the amount of pension due on the date of exit of a member from the employment. The Scheme Certificate enables the member to carry over the accrued pensionable benefit as and when he changes employment. Original Scheme Certificate is required to ascertain whether a member has availed withdrawal benefit before settlement of his pension claim. 19,117 claim applications for issuance of scheme certificates were pending in various offices of Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation  as on 25.06.2019.
Receipt and settlement of claims regarding scheme certificate is a continuous ongoing work in various offices of EPFO. Some of the claims remain pending on account of submission of insufficient information/documents required for issuance of scheme certificates.
This information was given by Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar Union Minister of State  for Labour and Employment in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
PIB Headquarters
“NATIONAL LEVEL DHAI AKHAR LETTER WRITING CAMPAIGN FOR 2019-20”
Dhai Akhar National Letter Writing Campaign for the year 2018-19 eliciting more than 9 lakh entries from across the country and 1,06,872 entries in Telangana Circle was a great success and Telangana Circle stood 2nd in the country.
This year also, the Department is organizing the Dhai Akhar Letter Writing Campaign at National Level including the Indian Diaspora. The theme of the letter writing campaign is “Dear Bapu, you are immortal / प्रिय बापू, आप अमर हैं....”.
The participant of Dhai Akhar Letter Writing Campaign can post their hand written letters in English/Hindi/Local language addressed to the Chief Postmaster General, Telangana Circle, Hyderabad -500001 along with their Name, DOB, completed age, mobile number and address with pincode so as to enable to reach on or before 31.12.2019. Letters posted after 31.12.2019 will not be accepted.
The letter can be written on plain A-4 size paper should not be more than 1000 words or in Inland Letter Cards  where it should not be more than 500 words.
The letters have to be posted in a special letter box at Post Offices in the clearly marked letter box for “Letter writing campaign” in Dist head quarters and larger towns/cities, in rural areas letters to be posted in Branch Post Offices.
This competition is open to all and includes all age groups. The categories of the Campaign are Inland Letter Card Category and Envelope Category for each age groups i.e. Upto 18 years age and Above 18 years age . The best 3 entries in each category in the State/Circle & National level will be selected. In the state the best 3 entries in each category will be selected by 31.01.2020 and National level by 31.03.2020. The Prizes will be distributed under two categories of age groups i.e. upto 18 years of age and above 18 years of age for both Envelope and Inland Letter categories. The details of prizes are as under:
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Prizes 
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All India level
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State level
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1
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First prize in each category
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Rs. 50,000/-
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Rs. 25,000/-
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2
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Second prize in each category
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Rs. 25,000/-
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Rs.10,000/-
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3
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Third Prize in each category
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Rs. 10,000/-
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Rs.5000/-
The details are available in the website https://telanganapostalcircle.in.
Ministry of Home Affairs
Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh felicitates 2nd BSF Mt. Everest Expedition
Padma Shri Love Raj Singh Dharmshaktu creates history by conquering the peak for the seventh time
Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh today felicitated 15 member team of the 2nd BSF Mt. Everest Expedition here today. This team successfully scaled Mount Everest on 20th & 21st May 2018 in two different groups. Padma Shri Love Raj Singh Dharmshaktu created history by conquering the peak for the seventh time. The Home Minister presented cheques of Rs. Two lakh to the Expedition Leader, Rs. One and a half Lakh to the Deputy Leader and Rs. One lakh to each member of the team. He also presented cheques of Rs. 25,000 to each member of the support team.
Stating on the occasion that the Border Security Force  not only guards the borders of the country, the Home Minister expressed said, he feels proud that brave men of this frontier Force also successfully conquered the world’s highest peak the Mount Everest. He said, while it is difficult to achieve this feat even once, the BSF men have done it twice.
Shri Rajnath Singh appreciated that this team also propagated the message of protection of environment by spreading “Swachchta Mission” at the great Himalayan peaks. He lauded the effort of the team which brought down with them 700 kilograms of waste left over by other mountaineering expedition teams. He said, it is a praiseworthy step by the BSF which put forth before the entire world India’s commitment to safeguarding the environment. The selected team member of the 2nd BSF Mt. Everest Expedition had undergone 40 days of pre-expedition tough training during the last year at the Atal Behari Vajpayee Mountaineering Institute in Manali in Himachal Pradesh where they learnt the skills of mountaineering. Starting from Kathmandu, Nepal on March 20, the team had set up their base camp at the height of 17,800 feet. The expedition then split into two teams and set up their second Camp at the height of 21,600 feet on April 30 and the third Camp at 23,900 feet on May 02. During their expedition, the BSF teams scaled the high peaks thrice and under their “Swachch Glacier Mission” collected and brought back the leftover waste by other mountaineers, to their base camp.
Director General, BSF, Shri K.K. Sharma and other officials were present on the occasion.
The first group comprising seven members, led by Expedition Leader Shri Love Raj Singh Dharmshaktu, finally conquered the World’s highest peak the Mount Everest at 7.30 in the morning of May 20. The second group led by Deputy Leader Shri Avinash Negi starting from Base Camp on May 18, scaled the Mount Everest at 7.30 in the morning on May 21. The Expedition also included eight member support team. The teams then returned to their Base Camp on May 24. They returned to Delhi on June 1st.
Prime Minister's Office
PM greets people on Guru Purnima
PM greets people on Guru Purnima
(The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, has greeted the people on the occasion of Guru Purnima.
“गुरु पूर्णिमा के अवसर पर सभी को हार्दिक शुभकामनाएं।” the Prime Minister said.
Finance Commission
The Fifteenth Finance Commission to Visit Odisha.
The Fifteenth Finance Commission led by its Chairman, Shri N.K. Singh will visit the State of Odisha from 8 to 11 January, 2019. The Chairman and Members will hold detailed meetings with the State Governments led by the Chief Minister Shri Naveen Patnaik during which the Commission will hold discussions on the State’s finances and other issues.
There will be meetings of the Commission with the representatives of the Panchayati Raj Institutions and Urban Local Bodies  of Odisha. The Commission will also hold meetings with the representatives of Trade Bodies Associations of Industries of Odisha and with representatives of political parties.
The Commission will undertake fields visits to take stock of the State Governments poverty eradication programme – Odisha Livelihood Mission  an autonomous society under the aegis of the Odisha government. It will also visit the Self Health Groups , Drinking Water Projects, Cyclone Shelters, and other development projects of the State Government. The Commission will also review the works undertaken by the Chilka Development Authority as well as Wet Land Research Centre.
This will be the 15th State that this Commission will visit.
Ministry of Defence
A chapter on National War Memorial ‘A Homage to our Brave Soldiers’ included in NCERT curriculum of Class VII from this year
A chapter on National War Memorial - ‘A Homage to our Brave Soldiers’ - has been included in the NCERT curriculum of Class VII from this year. The objective of this initiative, jointly undertaken by Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Education, is to inculcate the values of patriotism, devotion to duty and courage & sacrifice among school children and increase the participation of youth in nation building.
The chapter highlights the history, significance and concept of National War Memorial , in addition to the supreme sacrifice made by the bravehearts of the Armed Forces in the service of the nation post-Independence. In the chapter, two friends exchange letters and share their feelings of gratitude for the freedom they enjoy due to the sacrifices made by the bravehearts. Deep emotional impact and connect, which arises in minds and hearts of the children as they visit the iconic monument, have been brought out creatively by the authors of NCERT.
It may be recalled that Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi had dedicated the NWM to the nation on February 25, 2019 in New Delhi. It was set up to inculcate a sense of sacrifice & national spirit among the people and pay a befitting tribute to the brave soldiers who laid down their lives defending the nation.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
India’s Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage crosses the landmark of 47 Cr
More than 60 Lakh vaccine doses administered in the last 24 hours
Recovery Rate stands at 97.36%
41,831Daily New Cases reported in last 24 hours
India's Active Caseload  presently constitutes 1.30% of total cases
Daily Positivity Rate  less than 5% for 55 consecutive days
India’s COVID-19 vaccination coveragecrossed the landmark of 47 Cr yesterday. Cumulatively,47,02,98,596 vaccine doses have been administered through 55,71,565sessions, as per the provisional report till 8 am today. 60,15,842 vaccine doses were administered in the last 24 hours.
These include:
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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1,03,10,569
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2nd Dose
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78,48,198
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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1,79,76,013
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2nd Dose
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1,13,28,258
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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15,61,40,811
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2nd Dose
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86,68,370
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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10,63,39,854
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2nd Dose
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3,91,28,126
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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7,60,38,913
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2nd Dose
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3,65,19,484
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Total
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47,02,98,596
The new phase of universalization of COVID-19 vaccination has commenced from 21st June, 2021. The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country.
Out of the people infected since the beginning of the pandemic, 3,08,20,521 people have already recovered from COVID-19 and 39,258 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours. This constitutes an overall recovery rate of 97.36%.
India has reported 41,831daily new cases in the last 24 hours.
Less than 50,000 Daily New Cases have been reported since thirty-five continuous days. This is a result of sustained and collaborative efforts by the Centre and the States/UTs.
India’s Active Caseload today stands at 4,10,952 and active cases now constitute 1.30% of the country's total Positive Cases.
With substantially ramped up testing capacity across the country, a total of 17,89,472tests were conducted in the last 24 hours in the country. Cumulatively, India has conducted over 46.82 crore  tests so far.
While on one side testing capacity has been enhanced across the country, Weekly Positivity Rate is currently at 2.42% and the Daily Positivity rate stands at 2.34% today. Daily Positivity rate has remained below 5% for 55 consecutive days now.